A Proposal for a Shadowrun XML Standard

vehicledef

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Extends: geardef

Appends: handling (Type: byte) , offroadhandling (Type: byte) ?, speed (Type: byte) , stall (Type: byte) ?, acceleration (Type: byte) , body (Type: byte) , armor (Type: byte) ?, sig (Type: byte) , sigsonar (Type: byte) ?, ( pilot (Type: byte) | autonav (Type: byte) ), sensor (Type: byte) , cargo (Type: byte) , load (Type: byte) , depth (Type: byte) ?, chassis (Type: chassistype) , fuelsource +, ltprofile (Type: ltprofiletype) ?, ed (Type: byte) ?, ecd (Type: byte) ?, adaption (Type: byte) ?, seating (Type: string) ?, entry (Type: string) ?, included (Type: reflist) ?

Description: The vehicledef tag defines a standard vehicle from a rulebook. This schema does not describe a specific useage of the vehcile, merely the generic attributes of it.

handling the vehicle's handling.
offroadhandling the vehicle's off-road handling, if any.
speed the vehicle's top speed.
stall the vehicle's stall speed, if any. This typically applies only to aircraft.
acceleration the acceleration rating of the vehicle.
body the body rating of the vehicle.
armor the armor rating of the vehicle, if any. If this tag is missing, armor rating is assumed to be zero.
sig the signature rating of the vehicle.
sigsonar the signature rating of the vehicle against sonar, if any.
pilot the autopilot rating of the vehicle.
autonav the navigation rating of the vehicle.
sensor the sensor rating of the vehicle.
cargo the cargo rating of the vehicle, in CF.
load the load rating of the vehicle, in kilograms.
depth the maximum depth underwater the vehicle may safetly travel, in meters. If this tag is missing, the vehcile is assumed to not be submersible.
chassis the chassis type of the vehicle.
fuelsource one or more sources of fuel/power for the vehicle.
ltprofile the landing/takeoff profile for the vehicle (usually aircraft only), if any.
ed the electronic deception rating of the vehicle. If this tag is not given, the rating is assumed to be zero.
ecd the electronic counter-deception rating of the vehicle, if any. If this tag is not given, the rating is assumed to be zero.
adaption the adaption rating of the vehicle (usualy a robat), if any.
seating the seating layout of the vehicle, if any.
entry the vehicle's entry points, if any.
included a list of references to accessories that are included with the vehcile, if any. Generally, included accessories deference data defined by vehicleaccdef tags, though other types of gear are possible as well.

The category tag must contain one of the following:

170101 - vehicle:civilian:bike
170102 - vehicle:civilian:car
170103 - vehicle:civilian:limo
170104 - vehicle:civilian:lighttruck
170105 - vehicle:civilian:heavytruck
170106 - vehicle:civilian:hovercraft
170107 - vehicle:civilian:boat
170108 - vehicle:civilian:minisub
170109 - vehicle:civilian:plane
170100 - vehicle:civilian:rotor
170101 - vehicle:civilian:lta
170201 - vehicle:security:land
170202 - vehicle:security:water
170203 - vehicle:security:air
170300 - vehicle:military
170801 - vehicle:drone:ground
170802 - vehicle:drone:air

Code Fragment


<xs:elementtype name="vehicledef">

  <xs:extends type="geardef">

    <xs:model>

      <xs:sequence>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="handling"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="offroadhandling" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="speed"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="stall" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="acceleration"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="body"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="armor" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="sig"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="sigsonar" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:choice>

          <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="pilot"/>

          <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="autonav"/>

        </xs:choice>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="sensor"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="cargo"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="load"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="depth" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="chassistype" name="chassis"/>

        <xs:element type="fuelsource" occurs="+"/>

        <xs:element type="ltprofiletype" name="ltprofile"/ occurs="?">

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="ed" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="ecd" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:byte" name="adaption" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:string" name="seating" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="xs:string" name="entry" occurs="?"/>

        <xs:element type="reflist" name="included" occurs="?"/>

      </xs:sequence>

    </xs:model>

  </xs:extends>

</xs:elementtype>